The Research Journal

Genealogy is a challenge. By reviewing the ways other researchers have overcome their roadblocks, we can learn new ways to approach our own. The Research Journal takes genealogy problems and walks you through them step by step.

03 November 2006

Finding Maria's Father

[Research Journal #6, Entry #1]
My Gr Gr Great Grandmother was Maria da Conceicao (de Mello) de Braga left for Hawaii in 1882. She didn't leave many clues as to who her parents were. I knew she was from the town of Maia, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island, and that she married Jozimas de Braga. Beyond that, her history was a blank. I wanted to figure out who her parents were so that I could go further back in my research. I had explored all California and Hawaii resources. I was ready to move on to the records of Sao Miguel Island.

In this journal, you'll see that I found out the names of her parents easily. However, locating her father was a big challenge.

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